At least 120 patients and five medical teams are said to be stuck without food, water or electricity inside the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza. This is stated by the Hamas-controlled health authority.
At the same time, information comes on Sunday that the hospital is “completely out of business”.
“Newborn babies are at risk of dying within the next few hours,” the authorities say.
For several weeks, Israel’s military effort has been concentrated on Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, the home of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who is alleged to be the mastermind behind the attack on Israel on October 7 last year in which around 1,200 people were killed and another 250 were abducted. 35 of these were children and teenagers.
“Newborn children are at risk of dying”
On Thursday, Israeli military stormed Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. According to Israel, over 100 people have been arrested in connection with the raid, suspected of terrorist crimes.
At the same time, the storming of the hospital has been condemned by human rights organizations. And the Hamas-controlled health authority says the Israeli military has turned Nasser Hospital into a “military base,” writes The Guardian.
Inside the hospital, at least 120 patients and five healthcare teams must be stuck without water, food or electricity.
“Newborn babies are at risk of dying within the next few hours,” the authorities warn.
During Sunday, there will also be information that the hospital has been “completely put out of business”, according to a spokesperson for the Hamas-controlled health care authority, reports Reuters.
– Nasser Hospital is the backbone of healthcare in southern Gaza. That the hospital stops functioning is a death sentence for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, says spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra.
Lack of food and medicine
But the lack of food and other supplies is extensive even outside the hospital.
During Saturday, thousands of residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza demonstrated against the lack of food and medicine. The refugee camp was singled out by Israel as a Hamas stronghold and was attacked early in the war.
The UN warns that a quarter of Gaza’s population is suffering from acute hunger. Meanwhile, peace talks are stalling, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the offensive against Rafah in the south will take place as soon as civilians are evacuated.
At least 28,000 people are said to have died in the war in Gaza. Many of them are women and children, according to the Hamas-controlled health agency.